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reasonable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

/ˈɹiː.zə.nə.bəl/ (New-Zealand, Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈɹiz.nə.bəl/ (Canada, General-American)
[ˈɹi.zə.nə.bɫ̩] (Canada, General-American)
[ˈɹiː.zə.nə.bɫ̩] (New-Zealand, Received-Pronunciation)
(US) audio
/ˈɹiːz.nə.bəl/ (New-Zealand, Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈɹi.zə.nə.bəl/ (Canada, General-American)
/ˈɹiːz.nə.bəl/ (Australia)
[ˈɹiz.nə.bɫ̩] (Canada, General-American)
[ˈɹɪiz.nə.bɫ̩] (Australia)
[ˈɹiːz.nə.bɫ̩] (New-Zealand, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English resonable, from Old French resnable, from Classical Latin ratiōnābilis, from ratiō. By surface analysis, reason + -able. Doublet of rationable.

Meanings

(archaic) Having the faculty of reason; rational, reasoning.
- The wiſdome and underſtanding of this Beaſt [the beaver], vvill almoſt conclude him a reaſonable creature: […] 1634, William Wood, “Beasts Living in the Water”, in New Englands Prospect. A True, Lively, and Experimentall Description of that Part of America, Commonly Called New England; […], London: […] Tho[mas] Cotes, for Iohn Bellamie, […], →OCLC, 1st part, page 25:
Just; fair; agreeable to reason.
- The episode also opens with an inspired bit of business for Homer, who blithely refuses to acquiesce to an elderly neighbor’s utterly reasonable request that he help make the process of selling her house easier by wearing pants when he gallivants about in front of windows […] 2012 May 27, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “New Kid On The Block” (season 4, episode 8; originally aired 11/12/1992)”, in The Onion AV Club:
Not excessive or immoderate; within due limits; proper.
- a reasonable demand, amount, or price
Not expensive; fairly priced.
- Say, would you happen to know a good place for lunch in the downtown area? ... The Radisson ... Oh yah? ... Is it reasonable? 1996, Fargo, spoken by Marge Gunderson:
- $20 a bottle is very reasonable for a good wine at a restaurant.
- The 3a Pro is an extremely reasonable $ 559, and the regular 3a is an even more extremely reasonable $ 379. 2025 March 4, JerryRigEverything, “Nothing (3a) Pro Durability Test - I know the Secret...” (0:54 from the start):
Satisfactory.
- The builders did a reasonable job, given the short notice.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
more reasonable	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most reasonable	Degree=Sup		lexicographic

Translations (106)

hu jutányos (not expensive; fairly priced) · sv rimlig (not expensive; fairly priced) · sq arsyeshëm (not expensive; fairly priced) · fi kunnollinen (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · el λογικός (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · es razonable (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · pl rozsądny (not expensive; fairly priced) · cmn 合理 (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · cs rozumný (not expensive; fairly priced) · pt sensato (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · hu megfelelő (satisfactory) · el τίμιος (not expensive; fairly priced) · ga réasúnta (not expensive; fairly priced) · nn rimeleg (not expensive; fairly priced) · hu elfogadható (satisfactory) · bg разу́мен (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · sq arsyeshëm (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · bg приемлив (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · ar مَعْقُول (not expensive; fairly priced) · fi joltinenkin (satisfactory) · es módico (not expensive; fairly priced) · it moderato (not expensive; fairly priced) · yue 合理 (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · el δικαιολογημένος (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · pt razoável (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · ca raonable (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · nn rimeleg (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · fi kohtuullinen (not expensive; fairly priced) · ro rezonabil (not expensive; fairly priced) · fr satisfaisant (satisfactory) · hu korrekt (not excessive or immoderate; within due limits; proper) · ro satisfăcător (satisfactory) · ru разу́мный (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · bg умерен (not expensive; fairly priced) · hu józan (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · cmn 有理 (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · de anständig (satisfactory) · nn fornuftig (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · tr makul (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · cs rozumný (satisfactory) · ast razonable (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · hu észszerű (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · el ευάρεστος (satisfactory) · hu méltányos árú / áron elérhető (not expensive; fairly priced) · ru за разу́мную це́ну (not expensive; fairly priced) · de vernünftig (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · hu jogos (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · nb fornuftig (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · el λογικός (satisfactory) · nb rimelig (not expensive; fairly priced) · ga ciallmhar (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · ru недорого́й (not expensive; fairly priced) · de anständig (not expensive; fairly priced) · cs rozumný (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · pl satysfakcjonujący (satisfactory) · de angemessen (not excessive or immoderate; within due limits; proper) · fa معقول (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · hu elfogadható (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · nb rimelig (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · bg удовлетворителен (satisfactory) · nl fatsoenlijk (not expensive; fairly priced) · de vernünftig (not expensive; fairly priced) · la modicus (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · mk разумен (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · hu kielégítő (satisfactory) · nrf raisonnabl'ye (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · hu elmegy (satisfactory) · cmn 在理 (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · de vernünftig (satisfactory) · oc rasonable (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · hu méltányos (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · hu reális (not expensive; fairly priced) · fr correct (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · gl razoable (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · ru удовлетвори́тельный (satisfactory) · hu indokolt (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · el τίμιος (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · fi järkeenkäypä (satisfactory) · sq arsyeshëm (satisfactory) · pl uzasadniony (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · el οφειλόμενος (not expensive; fairly priced) · ar مَعْقُول (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · ro rezonabil (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · hy ողջամիտ (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · no fornuftig (satisfactory) · sv rimlig (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · el λογικός (not expensive; fairly priced) · gl razoábel (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · fr raisonnable (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · it ragionevole (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · gd cothromach (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · hu elfogadható (not expensive; fairly priced) · fr juste (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · gd reusanta (satisfactory) · arz معقول (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · pt satisfatório (satisfactory) · gd reusanta (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · hu helyénvaló (not excessive or immoderate; within due limits; proper) · hu méltányos (not expensive; fairly priced) · acw مَعْقول (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · fi sopiva (satisfactory) · pt em conta (not expensive; fairly priced) · vi hợp lí (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · be разу́мны (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · ga réasúnta (just; fair; agreeable to reason) · hu megfizethető (not expensive; fairly priced)

reasonable en · ADJ

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